MOVIES MOVIES!
Everyone loves them and wants to watch them.
ESPECIALLY IN EGYPT,UAE AND MANY OTHER PARTS OF MIDDLE EAST. Word about movies has shifted from word of mouth publicity, local video parlor suggestions, newspapers etc to online searches.
What people search for while searching for movies online ?
Here is my small research about the search patterns of people while they google for movies or information related to movies.
Search terms related to movies fall in following broad categories:
Specific keywords being searched for are as follows:
ONLINE:
Surprise! surprise!!
Watch is the most frequent word used in association with movies and online. obviously people want free stuff online and what better thing if they get hold of a movie from an internet source.
The most frequently search phrases used in this category are:
TIMINGS:
A specific time period for going to any movie or a specific one is searched as follows:
TODAY
WEEKEND
SHOWTIMES
TIMINGS
TIMES
TONIGHT
LATE
RN (right now)
Generally search engines pick up and intelligently show the timings and theaters or cinema halls running the film near your location.
THEATERS:
People seek movie theater info generally for movies running near to their location s. Obviously not all theaters are showing all movies, so an overview is sought by searching like:
IN THEATERS
NOW PLAYING
CURRENTLY PLAYING
THEATER
PLAYING
TICKETS
NEAR ME
SHOWING NEAR
RELEASES:
Past current or future movies are searched which usually are archived or from press releases of news sources.
NEW
LATEST
UPCOMING
TODAY
RECENTLY
RECENT
RELEASED
COMING SOON
OUT
FRIDAY
CURRENT
YEAR:
Some movie websites maintain year-wise databases which show up when search engines are queried like
Top+"Year"+Movies
Movies+released + "Year"
Etc.
CATEGORIES:
For people interested in a specific movie genre people will add the genre like
Absurdist/surreal/whimsical
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Fantasy
Historical
Historical fiction
Horror
Magical realism
Mystery
Paranoid Fiction
Philosophical
Political
Romance
Saga
Satire
Science fiction
Social
Speculative
Thriller
Urban
Western
Just search
HORROR+MOVIES+OTHER TERMS LIKE recent/year/best etc
for example try
best+horror movie+2016
LENGTH:
People might search for movies for different reasons. For different purposes not everyone wants information about a full movie. so adding the following terms brings out the desired length of the movie
FULL
CLIPS
TRAILERS
PREVIEWS
SCENES
For example someone might want a clip with a birthday scene or a street fight.
Above words are being added to view a part of any movie.
Internet has various sources/channels which compiles these movie fractions. Whether that's legal or illegal needs to be ascertained.
try
street fight+movie+clip
AWARDS:
Movies which have received any award are searched usually just after they got nominated or after the award
Different countries have awards of their own but most famous being
Oscars
Cannes
Golden globe
so the search phrase might look like
award category+ award+year
examples
best picture+oscars+2017
best actress+cannes+2017
just go ahead try
REVIEWS:
People often check out the picture reviews from public and famous film critics or review websites before going to see one. That's how the buzz or publicity about the film is created. This is especially common for movies with an upcoming director, actor etc who are yet to establish themselves.
for example:
picture name+reviews
try
reviews+titanic
RATINGS:
once the picture is out they are rated according to surveys, viewers, critics, ticket sales, distributor demands etc.
POPULAR
BEST
TOP
GOOD
MOST POPULAR
example movies+top+grossing+year
try
best+pictures+2012
MEDIUM:
Not everyone watches movies on big screen due to lack of access, time or inclination
various sources provide pictures suitable for different screen sizes.
for example
PHONE
the image size is manipulated for a particular screen size
ACCESS:
Not every one wants or has the time to go to theaters
so people look out for various other means to access the movies and watch them at leisure.
some do it legally some illegally. for example one might want to take a particular movie on his flight.
so how do people access those films they use following search terms to find movie sources.
FREE
DOWNLOAD
BUY
THEATER
TORRENT
STREAMING
ONLINE
ON DEMAND
INTERNET
SITES
HOW TO
WHERE CAN I
HOW DO I
MPEGS
DIVX
NETFLIX
PRIME
YOUTUBE
TV
DVD
please be reminded that some movies source sites might be illegal and infringe upon the copyrights. so be careful of what you access and from where you access that.
just try buy+spiderman+movie
CERTIFICATION:
obviously kids cannot be exposed to adult content so film certifying agencies of every country categorize the content of the picture or movie as
ADULT
KIDS
although it is a matter of local laws, culture parental ethos etc.
REGION:
Some large film industries are famous from their typical names.
BOLLYWOOD from India
HOLLYWOOD from United States of America
LOCAL
there has been a trend to add the word "wood" as a suffix to these regional film industries.
OTHER TERMS:
Movies are not univesally called movies there are different terms used in different parts of the world
such as :
FILM
FILMS
CINEMA
MOVI
MOVIES
VIDEO
PICTURE
LANGUAGE:
Movies have a world marketplace to cater to
local and regional movies are made in different languages or famous pictures are translated from one language to the others.
ENGLISH
HINDI
PUNJABI
MALYALAM
TELUGU
TAMIL
FRENCH
GERMAN
SPANISH
ITALIAN
try
2015+best+german+movies
MISCELLANEOUS Search terms:
Search for movies is done for various purposes. different internet sources cater to those different needs for example
DATABASE
LIST OF
GUIDE
NEWS
SUBTITLES
TRANSLATED
ACTORS
DIRECTOR
ACTRESS
SOUNDTRACK
example
movie name+ actors
movie name+director
movie name+language+subtitles
etc
try
the conjuring+german+subtitles
Everyone loves them and wants to watch them.
ESPECIALLY IN EGYPT,UAE AND MANY OTHER PARTS OF MIDDLE EAST. Word about movies has shifted from word of mouth publicity, local video parlor suggestions, newspapers etc to online searches.
What people search for while searching for movies online ?
Here is my small research about the search patterns of people while they google for movies or information related to movies.
Search terms related to movies fall in following broad categories:
- ONLINE
- TIMINGS
- THEATERS
- RELEASES
- YEAR
- CATEGORIES
- LENGTH
- AWARDS
- REVIEWS
- MEDIUM
- ACCESS
- CERTIFICATION
- REGION
- OTHER TERMS
- LANGUAGE
- MISCELLANEOUS
by default the word Movies or Movie is added to the keywords being searched.
ONLINE:
Surprise! surprise!!
Watch is the most frequent word used in association with movies and online. obviously people want free stuff online and what better thing if they get hold of a movie from an internet source.
The most frequently search phrases used in this category are:
- "watch movies online"
- "watch movie online"
- specific movie name + "watch online"
TIMINGS:
A specific time period for going to any movie or a specific one is searched as follows:
TODAY
WEEKEND
SHOWTIMES
TIMINGS
TIMES
TONIGHT
LATE
RN (right now)
Generally search engines pick up and intelligently show the timings and theaters or cinema halls running the film near your location.
THEATERS:
People seek movie theater info generally for movies running near to their location s. Obviously not all theaters are showing all movies, so an overview is sought by searching like:
IN THEATERS
NOW PLAYING
CURRENTLY PLAYING
THEATER
PLAYING
TICKETS
NEAR ME
SHOWING NEAR
RELEASES:
Past current or future movies are searched which usually are archived or from press releases of news sources.
NEW
LATEST
UPCOMING
TODAY
RECENTLY
RECENT
RELEASED
COMING SOON
OUT
FRIDAY
CURRENT
YEAR:
Some movie websites maintain year-wise databases which show up when search engines are queried like
Top+"Year"+Movies
Movies+released + "Year"
Etc.
CATEGORIES:
For people interested in a specific movie genre people will add the genre like
Absurdist/surreal/whimsical
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Fantasy
Historical
Historical fiction
Horror
Magical realism
Mystery
Paranoid Fiction
Philosophical
Political
Romance
Saga
Satire
Science fiction
Social
Speculative
Thriller
Urban
Western
Just search
HORROR+MOVIES+OTHER TERMS LIKE recent/year/best etc
for example try
best+horror movie+2016
LENGTH:
People might search for movies for different reasons. For different purposes not everyone wants information about a full movie. so adding the following terms brings out the desired length of the movie
FULL
CLIPS
TRAILERS
PREVIEWS
SCENES
For example someone might want a clip with a birthday scene or a street fight.
Above words are being added to view a part of any movie.
Internet has various sources/channels which compiles these movie fractions. Whether that's legal or illegal needs to be ascertained.
try
street fight+movie+clip
Movies which have received any award are searched usually just after they got nominated or after the award
Different countries have awards of their own but most famous being
Oscars
Cannes
Golden globe
so the search phrase might look like
award category+ award+year
examples
best picture+oscars+2017
best actress+cannes+2017
just go ahead try
REVIEWS:
People often check out the picture reviews from public and famous film critics or review websites before going to see one. That's how the buzz or publicity about the film is created. This is especially common for movies with an upcoming director, actor etc who are yet to establish themselves.
for example:
picture name+reviews
try
reviews+titanic
RATINGS:
once the picture is out they are rated according to surveys, viewers, critics, ticket sales, distributor demands etc.
POPULAR
BEST
TOP
GOOD
MOST POPULAR
example movies+top+grossing+year
try
best+pictures+2012
MEDIUM:
Not everyone watches movies on big screen due to lack of access, time or inclination
various sources provide pictures suitable for different screen sizes.
for example
PHONE
the image size is manipulated for a particular screen size
ACCESS:
Not every one wants or has the time to go to theaters
so people look out for various other means to access the movies and watch them at leisure.
some do it legally some illegally. for example one might want to take a particular movie on his flight.
so how do people access those films they use following search terms to find movie sources.
FREE
DOWNLOAD
BUY
THEATER
TORRENT
STREAMING
ONLINE
ON DEMAND
INTERNET
SITES
HOW TO
WHERE CAN I
HOW DO I
MPEGS
DIVX
NETFLIX
PRIME
YOUTUBE
TV
DVD
please be reminded that some movies source sites might be illegal and infringe upon the copyrights. so be careful of what you access and from where you access that.
just try buy+spiderman+movie
CERTIFICATION:
obviously kids cannot be exposed to adult content so film certifying agencies of every country categorize the content of the picture or movie as
ADULT
KIDS
although it is a matter of local laws, culture parental ethos etc.
REGION:
Some large film industries are famous from their typical names.
BOLLYWOOD from India
HOLLYWOOD from United States of America
LOCAL
there has been a trend to add the word "wood" as a suffix to these regional film industries.
OTHER TERMS:
Movies are not univesally called movies there are different terms used in different parts of the world
such as :
FILM
FILMS
CINEMA
MOVI
MOVIES
VIDEO
PICTURE
of course language difference also comes into play. so people will search using their local lingo.
LANGUAGE:
Movies have a world marketplace to cater to
local and regional movies are made in different languages or famous pictures are translated from one language to the others.
ENGLISH
HINDI
PUNJABI
MALYALAM
TELUGU
TAMIL
FRENCH
GERMAN
SPANISH
ITALIAN
2015+best+german+movies
MISCELLANEOUS Search terms:
Search for movies is done for various purposes. different internet sources cater to those different needs for example
DATABASE
LIST OF
GUIDE
NEWS
SUBTITLES
TRANSLATED
ACTORS
DIRECTOR
ACTRESS
SOUNDTRACK
example
movie name+ actors
movie name+director
movie name+language+subtitles
etc
try
the conjuring+german+subtitles
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